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Satalite Crash Bob S at 9:10am 02.12.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2206 I'm not to up on GPS satellite location but I was reading about the US and Russian Satellite collisi
Transducer Mount Oday 25 (1) RECESS at 8:40am 02.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1982 Where would the best place be to mount a transducer that transmits through the hull? All of the spec
Ssb Instalation On H410 AndrewB at 7:50am 02.12.09 Big Boats 2/1338 I am thinking about installing a Icom 801 SSB and note that the normal antenna is the backstay of a
Charles W Morgan Whaleship Photos Soundbounder at 7:28am 02.12.09 Sails Call Lounge 4/4156 Here are some photos I took of the Charles W Morgan, which is undergoing a three year restoration in
Raymarine ST-50 wind-speed masthead unit replacement Vegas at 7:18am 02.12.09 Ask All Sailors 28/20942 I haven't seen any recent posts on this. Any current leads on finding a replacement masthead transdu
71 Pearson 30: two questions, cunningham and rudder bushing Fifth Starr at 5:48am 02.12.09 Pearson 2/2319 My 71 P30 rudder/tiller assembly feels loose. I am assuming it is the bushings. Has anyone replace
Sagging trailer tongue Louis at 5:36am 02.12.09 Trailer Sailors 6/3472 I have a Magic Tilt trailer for my Hunter 23. The PO stored the boat on the trailer for a couple of
What would you buy? Bad Obsession at 5:21am 02.12.09 Ask All Sailors 39/5003 This should be an interesting thread. It will be interesting to see what people suggest in this sit
YaHoo!!! We are sailing all of August!!! blowinganddrifting at 5:07am 02.12.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1758 Finally!!! After 2 years on the hard and 1 year in a started up new business, my wife and I have dec
Alternatives to Sunbrella? Manny at 7:53pm 02.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/32298 Anyone tried any other manufacturer's outdoor fabrics for biminis and sailcovers? Good experiences?
vacuflush installation mark.schpero at 7:49pm 02.11.09 Sabre Sailboats 2/3380 I have a 1987 sabre 42 and I am planning to install a vacuflush toilet in the aft head. I have to do
Noticed a couple of Pinholes on my Genny Manny at 7:46pm 02.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1670 Went sailing last Sunday and when I had the sun behind the genny, I notice two "pinholes" :doh:. The
Bow Cleat Fasteners Rob Hamlin at 6:31pm 02.11.09 Big Boats 5/1902 Advice needed: I want to replace the bow cleats on my 1991 Catalina 36. Are those simply four larg
flexbond 5000 vs 3m 5200 gettinthere at 5:41pm 02.11.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3585 anybody care to comment on this comparison? The MAS guy said they are comparable BUT the flexbond wi
Gudgeons with Delrin Bushings Aldo at 3:30pm 02.11.09 Catalina 22 1/1579 I would like to read some comments on the gudgeons that have the Delrin bushings in them, that Catal
2800+ Engine Hours (1) Maine Sail at 3:22pm 02.11.09 Musings With Maine Sail 17/6678 I have been doing some preventative maintenance to my engine and in the process wanted to replace th
Prop Damage (1) atwhite2 at 3:20pm 02.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1327 I just this past month purchased a slightly used 1976 O'Day 20 with the intentions of bringing the w
Any other 461 sailors out there? sailndive345 at 2:55pm 02.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1698 Greetings! I have enjoyed sailing Layla, my '97 Oceanis 461 since Fall '05. All of the places (
Replacing Transducer on P42 rozanski2 at 2:28pm 02.11.09 Big Boats 4/1127 Is there any trick to freeing up the locking nut on my Depth finder thru hall transducer? It's on T
From "STINK BOATING " to " BLOW BOATING " Lucky Bum at 2:21pm 02.11.09 Sails Call Lounge 5/4355 Well it is now three years with a nice 222 O'Day. Renewed my three year Ohio registration, will star

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New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 9:45pm 03.02.22 Well I took a trip out to see Luna today. She had some water in the bilge that my new bilge pump em
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 9:37pm 03.02.22 True, pure bronze is copper and tin but I think if you look you will see that many shaft struts are
A Windlass for my 28' BigEasy at 9:26pm 03.02.22 Had a similar dilemma when I owned a hunter 33.5. It had a shallow anchor locker and to further com
Any known concerns with this specific motor? jon hansen at 9:17pm 03.02.22 https://www.evinrude.com
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 03.02.22
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Richard19068 at 8:40pm 03.02.22 FYI, bronze is copper and tin, not zinc. True, pure bronze is copper and tin but I think if you lo
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Benny17441 at 8:37pm 03.02.22 My only comment is that the alternators in these small engines are practically useless, in a sailboa
Engine Oil/ Yanmar 3YM30 Benny17441 at 8:04pm 03.02.22 Look for the date of printing of the manual. There have been great improvements in oils in recent
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning jamesw202 at 7:52pm 03.02.22 Contact Doug dot weakly at yahoo dot com. He's local to CC has been a J24 Texas Circuit guy forever
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning JRacer at 7:51pm 03.02.22 Contact Doug dot weakly at yahoo dot com. He's local to CC has been a J24 Texas Circuit guy forever
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning jamesw202 at 7:49pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:48pm 03.02.22 Well I took a trip out to see Luna today. She had some water in the bilge that my new bilge pump emp
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning jamesw202 at 7:45pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning jamesw202 at 7:42pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning mikeracca at 7:27pm 03.02.22 To start out I would start with a simple boat to handle and sail. I went through your very dilemma l
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning sail sfbay at 7:23pm 03.02.22 Welcome to the forum!! Got to start somewhere............. Where is the best place to start? Go sa
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question Capt Robbie at 7:23pm 03.02.22 Ralph, Thanks for your input, I do plan to pull the mixing elbow, just to eliminate any possibilit
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning Tom J at 7:16pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 7:16pm 03.02.22 cheap insurance against further dezincification. FYI, bronze is copper and tin, not zinc.
New Battery power flare replacement PaulK at 6:42pm 03.02.22 Is there something like this that can be mounted on top of the mast, and on the top of the radome?

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